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EDEN Open Classroom Conference: #OCCAthens Athens, 18-21 September 2015 The EDEN Open Classroom Conference 2015 in Athens was a real success! And ODS was present to contribute to the discussion and present its achievements. The 4-day conference, organised by EDEN and Ellinogermaniki Agogi, was held at the Ellinogermaniki Agogi school in beautiful Athens… » read more

Odysseus II brings you to space! Have a look at the promotional video Odysseus II, a fun-based educational contest focusing on space science, is up and running. As of September 1st, young people all over Europe can register to take part in an exciting competition that combines scientific learning with hands-on experience. Aimed… » read more

Blast off! The Launch of Odysseus II Science education contest gets underway – youth throughout Europe invited to compete for prizes, internships and travel opportunities Odysseus II, a fun-based educational contest focusing on space science, is up and running. As of September 1st, young people all over Europe can register to take part in an… » read more

INVITATION | THEMES| REGISTRATION | VENUE | HOTEL BOOKING Registration is still open! Open Discovery Space, DigiSkills and GreeNET will utilize their teacher communities and resources in the interest of a professional event, offering free training opportunities and promoting their best teaching practices. The language of the Event is English. Venue: Ellinogermaniki Agogi S.A.… » read more

Did you miss the Open Discovery Space Conference in May in Brussels? Do you want to learn more about our speakers and their views on education? Then have a look at our video interviews! During the ODS “Open Innovation in Schools: Bringing Digital Policy into Practice” conference, organised on 11 May in Brussels, over… » read more

Interested in deepening your knowledge of Open Education and study in a challenging and modern university? Then apply for one of the positions now available at the Open University of the Netherlands! Our ODS partner, Christian M. Stracke, has just been appointed Chair for Open Education and Innovation at the Open University of the… » read more

ODS was featured in the Special Issue of the Bulletin of the Technical Committee on Learning Technology in April 2015. Contributions included articles from ODS partners like Universidad de Alcala (UAH), Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET), Computer Technology Institute & Press Diophantus (CTI), Technical University of Crete (TUC), Padagogische Hochsschule Karlsruhe (CERMAT) and… » read more

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 6 August after a ten-year journey through the Solar System. The landing site, currently known as Site J and located on the smaller of the comet’s two ‘lobes’, was selected just six weeks after Rosetta arrived at the comet. The mission’s lander, Philae, will be deployed on… » read more

“Eratosthenes’ measurement of the Earth’s Circumference” is an activity that engages ODS schools in international cooperation. Students from schools across the world measure the Earth’s circumference by performing the experiment of Eratosthenes, originally carried out in the 3rd century B.C. Over 120 schools have already registered to participate to this year’s event! At their respective… » read more

Open Discovery Space addresses the challenge of modernising school education by engaging teachers, students, parents and policymakers in a first of its kind effort to create a pan-European eLearning environment to promote more flexible and creative ways o

About: Open Discovery Space

Open Discovery Space plays a key role in supporting the take-up and use of digital educational resources in schools and revolutionises communities of practice in eLearning.

Open Discovery Space is a vibrant
community-oriented social platform
that delivers:
• A pan-European social support network for teachers by teachers.
• The largest collection in Europe of eLearning resources, scenarios and activities.
• State of the art tools - adaptable to local needs, languages and culture - to enable teachers to discover, collaborate , exchange and share resources and best practice across Europe.

Open Discovery Space supports the 2012 ‘Opening Up Education’ initiative of the European Commission DG Education and Culture and UNESCO’s 2012 Paris OER Declaration (OER: Open Educational Resources).